title: Meningitis and endocarditis caused by Campylobacter fetus after raw-liver ingestion.
abstract: We report Campylobacter fetus meningitis associated with endocarditis in a 75-year-old diabetic man after he consumed raw liver. C. fetus was isolated from blood samples and cerebrospinal fluid. Cure was obtained with combined intravenous imipenem-gentamicin for 4 weeks; no relapse occurred after 6 months of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Étienne, France. florence.suy@chu-st-etienne.fr
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Suy
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Le Dû
authors.forename: Anne-Laure
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: Mouna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanachi
authors.forename: Aurélien
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dinh
authors.forename: Anne-Claude
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Crémieux
mesh_terms: D061605:Administration, Intravenous; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000379:methods; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D015378:Imipenem